Atlantic Marine Celebrates Dedication Of Glomar Explorer

dedicated its ultra deepwater drillship Glomar Explorer at Atlantic Marine's Mobile, Ala., facility. The shipyard is currently nearing completion of the third and final phase of the re-activation and conversion of Glomar Explorer from a Navy vessel. The first two phases of the project were carried out at West Coast facilities prior to the vessel's transit around Cape Horn to Mobile. The vessel was expected to leave Mobile last month for its first drilling assignment in the Gulf of Mexico.

Designed and built by Global Marine for the U.S. Navy in 1972, Glomar Explorer was part of the Naval fleet for the last 26 years. Global Marine now has a 30-year lease with the Navy for use of the converted vessel.